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Basic Functions of Language, Reading and Reading Disability

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Editors:
  1. Evelin Witruk

    1. University of Leipzig, Germany

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  2. Angela D. Friederici

    1. Max-Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig, Germany

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  3. Thomas Lachmann

    1. University of Leipzig, Germany

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Part of the book series: Neuropsychology and Cognition (NPCO, volume 20)

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The present book contains selected contributions from the international conference "Basic Mechanisms of Language and Language Disorders". This conference was held in Leipzig in September 1999, and was organized by the Department of Psychology at the University of Leipzig in collaboration with the Max-Planck­ Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. It was held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the foundation of the world's first institute of experimental psychology by Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig. This edition examines new results from different fields of psychology and neuro­ psychology of language, reading, and reading disability. The presented book focuses on the following main topics: • BASIC FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION • BASIC FUNCTIONS OF READING • BASIC FUNCTIONS OF READING DISABILITY The title "Basic Functions of Language, Reading and Reading disability" expresses the interdisciplinary character of the book. It aims not only at bringing together different theoretical approaches, but also at connecting these approaches with applied work. Since it is necessary to understand basic functions of language and reading in order to understand reading disability, the present book strives to foster a scientific exchange, and to promote the emergence of synergy effects between the different fields.

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Basic Functions of Language, Reading, and Reading Disability

      • T. Lachmann, A. D. Friederici, E. Witruk
      Pages 3-7

    3. From Language to Reading and Reading Disability

      • A. D. Friederici, T. Lachmann
      Pages 9-21

  3. Basic Functions of Language Acquisition and Language Comprehension

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Context Effects on Lexical Processing During Auditory Sentence Comprehension

      • D. Swinney, T. Love
      Pages 25-40

    3. Measuring The Neural Dynamics of Language Comprehension Processes

      • J. D. Saddy, P. Beim Graben
      Pages 41-60

    4. A Model of Learning Syntactic Comprehension for Natural and Artificial Grammars

      • P. F. Dominey
      Pages 61-77

    5. The Acquisition of Verb Placement in German: A New Look

      • J. Weissenborn
      Pages 79-103

    6. Merge as a Basic Mechanism of Language: Evidence from Language Acquisition

      • Susan M. Powers
      Pages 105-117

  4. Basic Functions of Reading

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Cognitive Processes and Eye Movements During Reading

      • M. S. Starr, G. Kambe, B. Miller, K. Rayner
      Pages 121-136

    3. The Role of Attention and Spatial Selection in Fluent Reading

      • R. Radach, A. Inhoff, D. Heller
      Pages 137-153

    4. The Effect of Focusing on a Sentence in Japanese Reading Span Test

      • M. Osaka, N. Osaka
      Pages 155-162

  5. Basic Functions of Reading Disability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Reading Disability as a Deficit in Functional Coordination

      • T. Lachmann
      Pages 165-198

    3. The Neurobiology of Reading Difficulties

      • J. Stein
      Pages 199-211

    4. A Sensory-Linguistic Approach to Normal and Impaired Reading Development

      • J. B. Talcott, C. Witton
      Pages 213-240

    5. Anatomy of the Temporal Processing Deficit in Developmental Dyslexia

      • A. M. Galaburda
      Pages 241-250

    6. Reading Disabilities in a Language with Transparent Orthography

      • J. E. Jiménez González
      Pages 251-264
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Leipzig, Germany

    Evelin Witruk, Thomas Lachmann

  • Max-Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig, Germany

    Angela D. Friederici

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Basic Functions of Language, Reading and Reading Disability

  • Editors: Evelin Witruk, Angela D. Friederici, Thomas Lachmann

  • Series Title: Neuropsychology and Cognition

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1011-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7027-3Published: 31 May 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5350-8Published: 31 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-1011-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0927-0116

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 377

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Psycholinguistics, Neurosciences

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